Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in his address at the UNGA on Saturday, said that Russia supports India’s application for a permanent seat on the Security Council.

Sergey Lavrov said, “…We support the application of Brazil and India for permanent seats on the Council…” “The issue of Security Council reform is particularly important. Russia calls for its democratisation exclusively through the expansion of the representation of Asia, Africa and Latin America. We support the application of Brazil and India for permanent seats on the Council, while at the same time correcting the historical injustice towards Africa within the parameters that have been agreed by the countries of the continent themselves.”

Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and EAM Dr S Jaishankar held a meeting on

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